--- title: "Cathay Bank SWIFT/BIC code CATHUS6LXXX · United States | Elucidate" description: "SWIFT/BIC code CATHUS6LXXX for Cathay Bank, United States. 1 branch BIC, LEI FT6J43S06X6CLJ0R0B48, addresses and Swift connectivity." url: https://elucidate.co/directory/cathay-bank-cathus6l --- 1. [Directory](https://elucidate.co/directory) 2. [United States](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/us) 3. Cathay Bank ![CATHAY BANK logo](https://elucidate.co/images/banks/3e/3e7f04f4eba82b9b.webp) United States · Financial institution # Cathay Bank Cathay Bank is a California state-chartered commercial bank with its head office at 777 North Broadway in Los Angeles. It is wholly owned by Cathay General Bancorp, a Delaware bank holding company listed on Nasdaq. The bank provides commercial and consumer banking through more than 60 branches in nine US states, a branch in Hong Kong and representative offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Taipei and Ho Chi Minh City. It was incorporated in 1961 and began operations on 19 April 1962. It describes itself as the oldest operating American bank founded by Chinese Americans. BIC **CATHUS6LXXX** LEI **[FT6J43S06X6CLJ0R0B48](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/FT6J43S06X6CLJ0R0B48)** Licence no. **Not on a tracked register** Connected to Swift [**1** branch code](https://elucidate.co/directory/cathay-bank-cathus6l#branches) [**5** correspondent accounts](https://elucidate.co/directory/cathay-bank-cathus6l#correspondents) [Claim this profile](https://elucidate.co/directory/cathay-bank-cathus6l#claim) ## Licences and registrations Held by the legal entity, not by this BIC This BIC is mapped to LEI FT6J43S06X6CLJ0R0B48 (Cathay Bank) in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI file. The legal entity’s page is [Cathay Bank (CATHHKHH)](https://elucidate.co/directory/cathay-bank-cathhkhh). None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registers. Licences belong to the legal entity. Each applies in the country of the regulator that granted it, not to every BIC that carries the LEI. ## Swift network Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory - **BIC:** CATHUS6LXXX head office - **Connection to Swift:** Connected to Swift - **Swift GPI:** Not on the member list - **Payment schemes and systems:** No entry in the EPC registers, the ECB T2 and TIPS lists or the SIX Bank Master cites this BIC - **Branch codes:** [1 branch code](https://elucidate.co/directory/cathay-bank-cathus6l#branches) - **Other BIC with this LEI:** [CATHHKHH](https://elucidate.co/directory/cathay-bank-cathhkhh) - **BIC first registered:** 1995-12-02 - **Last updated:** 2024-05-16 ## Overview Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/cathay-bank-cathus6l#overview-sources) ![Cathay Bank, Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA, USA](https://elucidate.co/images/banks/39/391e1f6037e7c29b.webp) Photo: peter boy12qq12 · [CC BY 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0) · [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cathay_Bank,_Chinatown,_Los_Angeles,_CA,_USA.jpg) · [original](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Cathay_Bank%2C_Chinatown%2C_Los_Angeles%2C_CA%2C_USA.jpg/960px-Cathay_Bank%2C_Chinatown%2C_Los_Angeles%2C_CA%2C_USA.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) Total assets USD 24.7bn Group · 30 Jun 2026 · [interim report ↗](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/861842/000143774926024142/ex_991410.htm) Employees 1,268 FTE · Group · 31 Dec 2025 · [annual report ↗](https://www.stocktitan.net/sec-filings/CATY/10-k-cathay-general-bancorp-files-annual-report-bf135cc77eb3.html) Ownership Group subsidiary 100% Cathay General Bancorp Institution type Commercial bank - **Ownership:** Cathay General Bancorp, a Nasdaq-listed bank holding company, holds 100% of the bank. - **Direct parent:** [Cathay General Bancorp ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/549300K1SLJ8C97H5L68), United States 100% - **Head office:** 777 North Broadway, 90012 Los Angeles, United States - **Company register:** FDIC cert 18503 ### Business lines - Corporate banking - SME banking - Retail banking - Mortgage lending - Trade finance - Private banking & wealth - Transaction banking & payments According to its parent's second-quarter 2026 results, commercial real estate loans made up USD 10.8 billion of USD 20.6 billion in gross loans at 30 June 2026. ### Online - **Websites & references:** [cathaybank.com ↗](https://www.cathaybank.com/) [cathaygeneralbancorp.com ↗](https://www.cathaygeneralbancorp.com/) investor relations site of the parent holding company, Cathay General Bancorp [Wikipedia ↗](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathay_Bank) [Wikidata Q4189507 ↗](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4189507) - **Official social accounts:** [LinkedIn ↗](https://www.linkedin.com/company/cathay-bank/) · [Facebook ↗](https://www.facebook.com/cathaybank/) · [Instagram ↗](https://www.instagram.com/cathaybank.us/) · [YouTube ↗](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuJkDHdnkpfKlODcosq2dwA) · [WeChat ↗](https://www.cathaybank.com/weChat) Sources · 19 pages consulted 1. [cathaybank.com/](https://www.cathaybank.com/) 2. [cathaybank.com/about-us](https://www.cathaybank.com/about-us) 3. [cathaybank.com/cathay-general/corporate-governance](https://www.cathaybank.com/cathay-general/corporate-governance) 4. [sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/861842/000143774926024142/ex\_991410.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/861842/000143774926024142/ex_991410.htm) 5. [sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/861842/000143774926001931/ex\_911357.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/861842/000143774926001931/ex_911357.htm) 6. [cathaybank.com/CGB/form-10K-2024](https://www.cathaybank.com/CGB/form-10K-2024) 7. [sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/861842/000143774924005948/caty20231231\_10k.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/861842/000143774924005948/caty20231231_10k.htm) 8. [cathaybank.com/anti-money-laundering/USA-patriot-act-certification](https://www.cathaybank.com/anti-money-laundering/USA-patriot-act-certification) 9. [cathaybank.com/personal/checking/incoming-wire](https://www.cathaybank.com/personal/checking/incoming-wire) 10. [cathaybank.com/currency/EUR.pdf](https://www.cathaybank.com/currency/EUR.pdf) 11. [cathaybank.com/currency/GBP.pdf](https://www.cathaybank.com/currency/GBP.pdf) 12. [cathaybank.com/currency/CAD.pdf](https://www.cathaybank.com/currency/CAD.pdf) 13. [cathaybank.com/currency/AUD.pdf](https://www.cathaybank.com/currency/AUD.pdf) 14. [cathaybank.com/currency/JPY.pdf](https://www.cathaybank.com/currency/JPY.pdf) 15. [cathaybank.com/currency/HKD.pdf](https://www.cathaybank.com/currency/HKD.pdf) 16. [cathaybank.com/currency/CNY.pdf](https://www.cathaybank.com/currency/CNY.pdf) 17. [banks.data.fdic.gov/bankfind-suite/bankfind/details/18503](https://banks.data.fdic.gov/bankfind-suite/bankfind/details/18503) 18. [stocktitan.net/sec-filings/CATY/10-k-cathay-general-bancorp-files-annual-report-bf135cc77eb3.html](https://www.stocktitan.net/sec-filings/CATY/10-k-cathay-general-bancorp-files-annual-report-bf135cc77eb3.html) 19. [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathay\_Bank](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathay_Bank) ## Leadership Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/cathay-bank-cathus6l#overview-sources) - **Chief executive:** Chang M. Liu President and Chief Executive Officer of Cathay General Bancorp and Cathay Bank Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [cathaybank.com ↗](https://www.cathaybank.com/cathay-general/corporate-governance) - **Chair:** Dunson K. Cheng Executive Chairman of Cathay General Bancorp and Cathay Bank Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [cathaybank.com ↗](https://www.cathaybank.com/cathay-general/corporate-governance) - **Chief financial officer:** Albert J. Wang Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer of Cathay General Bancorp and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Cathay Bank Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [cathaybank.com ↗](https://www.cathaybank.com/cathay-general/corporate-governance) - **Executive:** Diana G. Deen Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer of Cathay Bank Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [cathaybank.com ↗](https://www.cathaybank.com/cathay-general/corporate-governance) - **Executive:** Albert Sun Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer of Cathay Bank Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [cathaybank.com ↗](https://www.cathaybank.com/cathay-general/corporate-governance) ## Supervisors & regulators Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/cathay-bank-cathus6l#overview-sources) - **United States:** California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation Prudential supervisor - **United States:** Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Prudential supervisor AML supervisor Resolution ## Recent events Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/cathay-bank-cathus6l#overview-sources) 1. Mar 2026 Leadership Albert J. Wang succeeded Heng W. Chen as Chief Financial Officer on 1 March 2026. Chen, who retired, stays as special advisor until 31 December 2026. [sec.gov ↗](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/861842/000143774926001931/ex_911357.htm) Compliance-relevant events of the last three years, newest first: fines and enforcement, investigations, incidents, leadership changes, mergers and licence changes. Each links to its source. ## Identifiers Head-office record - **BIC:** CATHUS6LXXX - **How the BIC breaks down:** 1. CATH Bank 2. US Country · United States 3. 6L Location 4. XXX Branch · head office - **Branch description:** Not recorded in the directory - **LEI:** [FT6J43S06X6CLJ0R0B48](https://elucidate.co/directory/cathay-bank-cathhkhh) - **LEI record:** [View on GLEIF ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/FT6J43S06X6CLJ0R0B48) - **How the LEI was matched:** BIC: Mapped to this BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file. ## Profile - **Type:** Financial institution - **Regulation:** Not on a tracked register - **Register licences:** None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registers - **Country · region:** United States · North America - **Trading venues (MIC):** No MIC registered under this LEI list of 2026-09-17 - **OFAC sanctions:** No listing cites this BIC - **EU sanctions:** No listing matched this BIC or its LEI - **Country sanctions:** No country programme - **Founded:** 1962 Types come from Swift’s BIC classification, the licences on the 22 tracked registers, and the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks outside the euro area appear as financial institutions, because their supervisors’ registers are not tracked yet. No licence or registration was found for this entity on the 22 registers the directory tracks, or on the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks are licensed by national supervisors whose registers are not tracked yet. This does not mean that the institution is unregulated. ## Ownership and group GLEIF relationship records - **Direct parent:** Cathay General Bancorp · United States[549300K1SLJ8C97H5L68 ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/549300K1SLJ8C97H5L68) Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control. ## Addresses - **Registered address:** FLAIR DRIVE 9650 LOS ANGELES 91731-3005 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - **Operational address:** 9650 FLAIR DRIVE LOS ANGELES,CA LOS ANGELES,CA 91370 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ## ISO 20022 identification As an agent in a Swift cross-border payment message (CBPR+) A CBPR+ message identifies this institution by its BIC, and may add its LEI or a clearing code. CBPR+ does not allow a name and postal address next to a BIC. - **Identified by:** BIC, with its LEI - **Roles in CBPR+:** Any agent, including the instructing and instructed agents ### CBPR+ For cross-border payments on Swift: the BIC, with the LEI and clearing code where known ```xml CATHUS6LXXX FT6J43S06X6CLJ0R0B48 ``` ### Full record Every ISO 20022 element the directory holds. Base ISO 20022 allows them together. CBPR+ does not allow a name and address next to a BIC ```xml CATHUS6LXXX FT6J43S06X6CLJ0R0B48 CATHAY BANK LOS ANGELES US FLAIR DRIVE 9650 LOS ANGELES 91731-3005 ``` The BIC, name and address are as published in Swift’s BIC directory. The LEI comes from the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI file. Check them against your own records before use. ## Network ### Branches and correspondent banking One branch BIC connects to the head office. The bank publishes 5 accounts at other banks, across 3 regions. ### Correspondent accounts Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/cathay-bank-cathus6l#overview-sources) 5 accounts at other banks and 2 routes through its own offices, in 7 currencies, as the bank publishes them: [cathaybank.com ↗](https://www.cathaybank.com/personal/checking/incoming-wire) | Currency | Correspondent | BIC | Account | Purpose | Directory check | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | AUD | [Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.](https://elucidate.co/directory/australia-and-new-zealand-banking-group-limited-anzbau3m) Australia | ANZBAU3M | 711382AUD00001 | incoming wire transfers (BSB 013-024) | Matches the Swift directory | | CAD | [Royal Bank of Canada](https://elucidate.co/directory/royal-bank-of-canada-royccat2) Canada | ROYCCAT2 | — | incoming wire transfers (CC code 000309591) | Matches the Swift directory | | HKD | [Cathay Bank, Hong Kong Branch](https://elucidate.co/directory/cathay-bank-cathhkhh) Hong Kong SAR China | CATHHKHH | 1210004998001 | incoming wire transfers (own branch) | Own branch | | CNY | [Cathay Bank, Hong Kong Branch](https://elucidate.co/directory/cathay-bank-cathhkhh) Hong Kong SAR China | CATHHKHH | 1210-004998-151 | incoming wire transfers (own branch) | Own branch | | GBP | [Standard Chartered Bank London](https://elucidate.co/directory/standard-chartered-bank-scblgb2l) United Kingdom | SCBLGB2L | — | incoming wire transfers (sort code 60-91-04) | Matches the Swift directory | | EUR | [Standard Chartered Bank AG](https://elucidate.co/directory/standard-chartered-bank-ag-scbldefx) Germany | SCBLDEFX | — | incoming wire transfers | Matches the Swift directory | | JPY | [MUFG Bank Ltd.](https://elucidate.co/directory/mufg-bank-ltd-botkjpjt) Japan | BOTKJPJT | 653-0427756 | incoming wire transfers | Matches the Swift directory | The Incoming Wire Instructions page links one PDF per currency (USD, AUD, CAD, HKD, MXN, SGD, CNY, GBP, EUR, JPY, NZD, CHF). Seven were retrieved and extracted: EUR (effective 8 April 2026), GBP (10 July 2026), CAD (17 April 2026), AUD (4 February 2026), and CNY, HKD and JPY (all 4 September 2020, so possibly stale). The USD, MXN, SGD, NZD and CHF PDFs were not retrieved. The EUR, GBP and CAD PDFs give no account number: GBP shows sort code 60-91-04 and CAD shows CC code 000309591. The CNY and HKD accounts are held at the bank's own Hong Kong branch (CATHHKHH), so they are internal to the same legal entity. The PDFs name the correspondents as intermediary banks. Each correspondent BIC is checked against the Swift directory: a BIC missing from it, or registered to a differently named bank, may be a typo or out of date. Confirm settlement instructions with the bank before relying on them. ### Branch codes | BIC | Branch | City | Address | LEI | Updated | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [CATHUS6LNYC](https://elucidate.co/directory/cathay-bank-cathus6l-nyc) | NEW YORK BRANCH | Flushing | 40-14/16 MAIN FLUSHING,NY FLUSHING,NY 11354 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | — | 2024-05-16 | [See every BIC in United States →](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/us#bics) ## Related institutions ### Legal entity - [Cathay Bank BIC CATHHKHH Financial institution Not on a tracked register Hong Kong SAR China · Not on a tracked register · LEI FT6J43S06X6CLJ0R0B48](https://elucidate.co/directory/cathay-bank-cathhkhh) The page that carries this LEI’s licences and group facts. ### Same name, different BIC - [Cathay Bank BIC ASIBUS31 Financial institution Not on a tracked register United States · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/cathay-bank-asibus31) ### Largest institutions in the United States - [Citadel Advisors LLC BIC CITGUS44 Financial institution Not on a tracked register United States · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300SHI4D0QGWI8X45](https://elucidate.co/directory/citadel-advisors-llc-citgus44) - [Brown Brothers Harriman and Co BIC BBHCUS3I Financial institution Not on a tracked register United States · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/brown-brothers-harriman-and-co-bbhcus3i) - [State Street Bank and Trust Company BIC SBOSUS3T Financial institution Not on a tracked register United States · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/state-street-bank-and-trust-company-sbosus3t) - [Sei Private Trust Company BIC SEICUS33 Financial institution Not on a tracked register United States · Not on a tracked register · LEI 254900F25IGTY0ETFV15](https://elucidate.co/directory/sei-private-trust-company-seicus33) - [State Street Bank and Trust Company BIC SBOSUS3C Financial institution Not on a tracked register United States · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/state-street-bank-and-trust-company-sbosus3c) - [BNP Paribas BIC BNPAUS31 Financial institution Not on a tracked register United States · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/bnp-paribas-bnpaus31) - [State Street Bank and Trust Company BIC SBOSUSQ1 Financial institution Not on a tracked register United States · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/state-street-bank-and-trust-company-sbosusq1) - [Citadel Securities LLC BIC CITGUS33 Financial institution Not on a tracked register United States · Not on a tracked register · LEI 12UUJYTN7D3SW8KCSG25](https://elucidate.co/directory/citadel-securities-llc-citgus33) [See every BIC in United States →](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/us#bics) Claim this profile ## Work at Cathay Bank? Claim this page to have it marked as verified by the bank, and to send us corrections. We verify every claim before anything changes on the page. 1. 01 **Submit** Tell us who you are, using your work email. 2. 02 **We verify** We check the email domain and confirm your role with the bank. This usually takes up to five business days. 3. 03 **Profile claimed** The page is marked as claimed and verified. You can send us corrections at any time. Sources & method Every value comes from a public source, such as Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory, GLEIF or the OFAC and EU sanctions lists. Most sources are matched on a BIC or an LEI, not on a name. Swift GPI membership is matched on names and is indicative. A missing sanctions match does not mean that no listing applies. Always screen against the official lists. The sanctions facts on this page cover the BIC and its LEI only. 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